as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise
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Recent Examples of untimely
Drop a comment with your thoughts on the thriller’s untimely demise below.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
Rory's squad held a lead multiple times, but some untimely poor shots and even poorer execution proved costly.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
After his untimely death in 2020, his wife, Amber, took the reins, and wine quality hasn’t suffered.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Dewey sadly met an untimely end at the end of Ghostface's knife in 2022's Scream.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
Rory's squad held a lead multiple times, but some untimely poor shots and even poorer execution proved costly.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
After his untimely death in 2020, his wife, Amber, took the reins, and wine quality hasn’t suffered.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Dewey sadly met an untimely end at the end of Ghostface's knife in 2022's Scream.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untimely
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Nestled in the forest foothills outside Rapid City, this Lutheran chapel is an exact replica of Norway’s historic Borgund Stave Church, built around 1150 AD during the early years of Christianity in the Viking world.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Combined with their latest findings, researchers are better understanding the progression from a baby’s earlier statistical learning formations to the development of episodic memories.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their stand-off during an open house triggers the pregnant real estate agent into premature labor, adding another alarming layer of dread to the survival premise.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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The obituary was premature, but Technicolor made steady progress in the next few years, mainly in genres trafficking in escapism — musicals, costume dramas, travelogues and animation.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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While nothing horrible or scandalous went down, each of the various storylines ended with something startling or unexpected.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although Rose had been more than 80 years old, her death was completely unexpected.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms can include a sudden, severe headache, vomiting, neck stiffness and numbness or weakness on one side of the body or the face.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Among them was a trade group representing major foreign automakers like BMW, Honda, and Toyota—Autos Drive America—which agreed with Tesla that the USTR should slow Trump down and require considerations about long-term impacts of sudden actions to address unfair trade.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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That Scherzinger’s politically inopportune social media likes might cost her a Tony Award only adds to the metatextual experience since, as any true fan of hers knows, that is an extremely Nicole Scherzinger turn of events.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
WWD,
1 Dec. 2024
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Any charges, if filed, would likely come at a politically inopportune time for Trump, who leads the pack of contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.—
Time,
Time,
7 June 2023
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“Untimely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untimely. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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